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Printing plate
copper plate St Leonard (Stained Glass)

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.90

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fowler, William - Engraver
Fowler, William - Publisher

Production date

1806

Production place

Winterton

Material

copper

Technique

Etching
Aquatint

Dimensions

height: 468mm
width: 278mm

Location

Burlington House - RUB H

Content description

Printing plate reproducing a stained glass window with St Leonard, from the Prebendal House at Durham; with copper plate maker's mark on reverse

Inscriptions

Inscription content

St. Leonard
After the Original in Ancient Stained Glass in the Prebendal House of the
REV..D DR. ZOUCH, PREBENDARY OF DURHAM.

Inscription content

Pub.d March 12th, 1806 by W. Fowler, Winterton, Lincolnshire

Inscription date

12/03/1806

Inscription content

W.m Fowler Del.t & Fecit.

Inscription content

WHITTOW & HARRIS
NO. 31 SHOE LANE
LONDON

References

Reference (controlled)

Betti, Chiara. “Lost Treasures Resurface: The Untold Story of the Society of Antiquaries’ Printing Plates.” The Antiquaries Journal 104 (2024): 304–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581524000179.
    Printing plate reproducing a stained glass window with St Leonard, from the Prebendal House at Durham; with copper plate maker's mark on reverse
    This etching is included in the Earl of Crawford's second volume of Fowler's prints, which contained sixty-two prints reproducing stained glass windows. The volume was published by William Fowler in 1804, thanks to the sponsorship of Joseph Banks.